l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 18

An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in incapacitated persons, further providing for review hearing.

Became law as Act 39 of 2025, signed October 27, 2025, 292 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

TINA PICKETT, David H. Rowe, Jamie L. Flick, Jeremy Shaffer, Brenda M. Pugh

Its course

January 8 to October 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action23 actions on 13 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 8 to Jul 1174 days

JudiciaryJan 8 to Jun 23166 days

RulesJun 23 to Jun 307 days

AppropriationsJun 30 to Jul 11 day

In the SenateJul 1 to Oct 798 days

JudiciaryJul 8 to Sep 963 days

AppropriationsSep 10 to Oct 626 days

Waiting to be sentOct 7 to Oct 2114 days

With the GovernorOct 21 to Oct 276 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Jul 1

  • Senate, third reading47–1

    Passed · Oct 7

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 23

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 8 – Jul 1

  1. Jan 8Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Jun 23JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 30RULES recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jul 1APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

In the Senate Jul 8 – Oct 7

  1. Jul 8Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Sep 9JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Sep 10Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Oct 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Oct 7Passed the Senate, 47 to 1

To the Governor Oct 8 – Oct 27

  1. Oct 8Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Oct 20Signed in the Senate
  3. Oct 21Sent to the Governor
  4. Oct 27Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 39 of 2025
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Jan 8Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jun 23Reported as amended, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jun 23First consideration, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jun 23Re-committed to RULES, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jun 30Re-reported as committed, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 30Second consideration, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 30Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 30, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jul 1Re-reported as committed, July 1, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jul 1Third consideration and final passage, July 1, 2025 (202-0)House of Representatives
  10. Jul 1(Remarks see House Journal Page 1187-1188), July 1, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Jul 8In the SenateSenate
  12. Jul 8Referred to JUDICIARY, July 8, 2025Senate
  13. Sep 9Reported as committed, Sept. 9, 2025Senate
  14. Sep 9First consideration, Sept. 9, 2025Senate
  15. Sep 10Second consideration, Sept. 10, 2025Senate
  16. Sep 10Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 10, 2025Senate
  17. Oct 6Re-reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2025Senate
  18. Oct 7Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 7, 2025 (47-1)Senate
  19. Oct 8Signed in House, Oct. 8, 2025House of Representatives
  20. Oct 20Signed in Senate, Oct. 20, 2025Senate
  21. Oct 21Presented to the Governor, Oct. 21, 2025Governor
  22. Oct 27Approved by the Governor, Oct. 27, 2025Governor
  23. Oct 27Act No. 39 of 2025, Oct. 27, 2025Governor